Evaluating the process of partnership and research in global health: reflections from the STRIPE project
Abstract Background Thoughtful and equitable engagement with international partners is key to successful research. STRIPE, a consortium of 8 academic and research institutions across the globe whose objective is to map, synthesize, and disseminate lessons learned from polio eradication, conducted a...
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| author | Anna Kalbarczyk Aditi Rao Yodi Mahendradhata Piyusha Majumdar Ellie Decker Humayra Binte Anwar Oluwaseun O. Akinyemi Ahmad Omid Rahimi Patrick Kayembe Olakunle O. Alonge |
| author_facet | Anna Kalbarczyk Aditi Rao Yodi Mahendradhata Piyusha Majumdar Ellie Decker Humayra Binte Anwar Oluwaseun O. Akinyemi Ahmad Omid Rahimi Patrick Kayembe Olakunle O. Alonge |
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| description | Abstract Background Thoughtful and equitable engagement with international partners is key to successful research. STRIPE, a consortium of 8 academic and research institutions across the globe whose objective is to map, synthesize, and disseminate lessons learned from polio eradication, conducted a process evaluation of this partnership during the project’s first year which focused on knowledge mapping activities. Methods The STRIPE consortium is led by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in partnership with 6 universities and 1 research consultancy organization in polio free, at-risk, and endemic countries. In December 2018 JHU team members submitted written reflections on their experiences (n = 9). We held calls with each consortium member to solicit additional feedback (n = 7). To establish the partnership evaluation criteria we conducted preliminary analyses based on Blackstock’s framework evaluating participatory research. In April 2019, an in-person consortium meeting was held; one member from each institution was asked to join a process evaluation working group. This group reviewed the preliminary criteria, adding, subtracting, and combining as needed; the final evaluation criteria were applied to STRIPE’s research process and partnership and illustrative examples were provided. Results Twelve evaluation criteria were defined and applied by each member of the consortium to their experience in the project. These included access to resources, expectation setting, organizational context, external context, quality of information, relationship building, transparency, motivation, scheduling, adaptation, communication and engagement, and capacity building. For each criteria members of the working group reflected on general and context-specific challenges and potential strategies to overcome them. Teams suggested providing more time for recruitment, training, reflection, pre-testing. and financing to alleviate resource constraints. Given the large scope of the project, competing priorities, and shifting demands the working group also suggested a minimum of one full-time project coordinator in each setting to manage resources. Conclusion Successful management of multi-country, multicentered implementation research requires comprehensive communication tools (which to our knowledge do not exist yet or are not readily available), expectation setting, and institutional support. Capacity building activities that address human resource needs for both individuals and their institutions should be incorporated into early project planning. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-131c5af408374f21a3514c9dcba960412022-12-21T20:36:03ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582020-08-0120S211010.1186/s12889-020-08591-yEvaluating the process of partnership and research in global health: reflections from the STRIPE projectAnna Kalbarczyk0Aditi Rao1Yodi Mahendradhata2Piyusha Majumdar3Ellie Decker4Humayra Binte Anwar5Oluwaseun O. Akinyemi6Ahmad Omid Rahimi7Patrick Kayembe8Olakunle O. Alonge9Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthUniversitas Gadjah Mada Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and NursingIndian Institute of Health Management ResearchDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthBRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC UniversityDepartment of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine, University of IbadanGlobal Innovations Consultancy ServicesUniversity of Kinshasa School of Public HealthDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthAbstract Background Thoughtful and equitable engagement with international partners is key to successful research. STRIPE, a consortium of 8 academic and research institutions across the globe whose objective is to map, synthesize, and disseminate lessons learned from polio eradication, conducted a process evaluation of this partnership during the project’s first year which focused on knowledge mapping activities. Methods The STRIPE consortium is led by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in partnership with 6 universities and 1 research consultancy organization in polio free, at-risk, and endemic countries. In December 2018 JHU team members submitted written reflections on their experiences (n = 9). We held calls with each consortium member to solicit additional feedback (n = 7). To establish the partnership evaluation criteria we conducted preliminary analyses based on Blackstock’s framework evaluating participatory research. In April 2019, an in-person consortium meeting was held; one member from each institution was asked to join a process evaluation working group. This group reviewed the preliminary criteria, adding, subtracting, and combining as needed; the final evaluation criteria were applied to STRIPE’s research process and partnership and illustrative examples were provided. Results Twelve evaluation criteria were defined and applied by each member of the consortium to their experience in the project. These included access to resources, expectation setting, organizational context, external context, quality of information, relationship building, transparency, motivation, scheduling, adaptation, communication and engagement, and capacity building. For each criteria members of the working group reflected on general and context-specific challenges and potential strategies to overcome them. Teams suggested providing more time for recruitment, training, reflection, pre-testing. and financing to alleviate resource constraints. Given the large scope of the project, competing priorities, and shifting demands the working group also suggested a minimum of one full-time project coordinator in each setting to manage resources. Conclusion Successful management of multi-country, multicentered implementation research requires comprehensive communication tools (which to our knowledge do not exist yet or are not readily available), expectation setting, and institutional support. Capacity building activities that address human resource needs for both individuals and their institutions should be incorporated into early project planning.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08591-yProcess evaluationPartnershipCollaborationGlobal health researchExpectations |
| spellingShingle | Anna Kalbarczyk Aditi Rao Yodi Mahendradhata Piyusha Majumdar Ellie Decker Humayra Binte Anwar Oluwaseun O. Akinyemi Ahmad Omid Rahimi Patrick Kayembe Olakunle O. Alonge Evaluating the process of partnership and research in global health: reflections from the STRIPE project BMC Public Health Process evaluation Partnership Collaboration Global health research Expectations |
| title | Evaluating the process of partnership and research in global health: reflections from the STRIPE project |
| title_full | Evaluating the process of partnership and research in global health: reflections from the STRIPE project |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the process of partnership and research in global health: reflections from the STRIPE project |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the process of partnership and research in global health: reflections from the STRIPE project |
| title_short | Evaluating the process of partnership and research in global health: reflections from the STRIPE project |
| title_sort | evaluating the process of partnership and research in global health reflections from the stripe project |
| topic | Process evaluation Partnership Collaboration Global health research Expectations |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08591-y |
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